Midterm 1 (Chapters 1-5) Flashcards
Which of the following molecules are cis-trans isomers?
Which type of reaction does the picture show below? Is it endergonic or exergonic?
Histidine neutral at physiological pH for our class
True or false: lipids are not considered monomers
True
Which processes describe the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology?
What is the difference between a nucleotide and a nucleoside?
What is the main structural difference between RNA and DNA?
Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic?
What are the characteristics of prokayotes?
Also includes circular DNA
What are the characteristics of prokayotes?
What characteristics define eukaryotic cells?
True or false: Ribosomes are not considered organelles
True
True or false: Ribosomes occur in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes
True (Prokaryotes have 70S ribosomes and Eukaryotes have 80S Ribosomes)
What are the primary functions of tight junctions?
They act as a primary barrier to the diffusion of solutes through the intracellular space. Removal would allow free diffusion (both in and out) of the intracellular space.
How did compartmentalization arise?
Which of the following is not a motor protein?
A) Kinesin
B) Nexin
C) Dynein
D)Myosin
B)Nexin